Fall TV 2010: 10 New Shows Worth Watching

Text and show descriptions by Frazier Moore, Associated Press; slideshow by Huffington Post

NEW YORK -- So many shows! So little time!

You already have to keep up with your slate of favorite returning shows. Now the networks expect you to carve out more hours to sample their 22 newcomers.

What to do? Prioritize, of course. Here are 10 new series that deserve an early look:

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"Hellcats" (CW; premieres Sept. 8)

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It's almost laughably formulaic, but the formula works like a charm. Gorgeous prelaw student Marti scorns her university's cheerleading squad. "I don't trust any culture that builds pyramids – human or otherwise," she scoffs. But suddenly she needs to join the squad to keep her all-important scholarship. As luck would have it, Marti (Aly Michalka) was a gymnastics champ in high school. But even as she enters the not-altogether-embracing world of the Hellcats, her scholarship still isn't assured: continued funding for the Hellcats is in question. So is Marti's continued presence on the squad, thanks to a certain scheming rival. But in the meantime, golly, can those Hellcats dance! "Hellcats" is one part youth melodrama, one part "Glee" in skimpy spandex.

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It's almost laughably formulaic, but the formula works like a charm. Gorgeous prelaw student Marti scorns her university's cheerleading squad. "I don't trust any culture that builds pyramids – human or otherwise," she scoffs. But suddenly she needs to join the squad to keep her all-important scholarship. As luck would have it, Marti (Aly Michalka) was a gymnastics champ in high school. But even as she enters the not-altogether-embracing world of the Hellcats, her scholarship still isn't assured: continued funding for the Hellcats is in question. So is Marti's continued presence on the squad, thanks to a certain scheming rival. But in the meantime, golly, can those Hellcats dance! "Hellcats" is one part youth melodrama, one part "Glee" in skimpy spandex.

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EDITOR'S NOTE - Frazier Moore is a national television columnist for The Associated Press. He can be reached at fmoore(at)ap.org